brasil – mantiqueira mountains

Nut, dark chocolate, sweet

process: natural variety: yellow bourbon altitude: 1150 m

This regional Mantiqueira Mountains Yellow Bourbon coffee is produced by several small-scale farmers who are members of the COCARIVE cooperative in Carmo de Minas. The coffee is selected for quality and variety and processed by our partners at COCARIVE. To be selected for their regional blends, farms must meet a set of quality criteria. The target score for this selection is between 83 and 84. Balance and sweetness are the main characteristics of this coffee.

Brazilian harvest and post-harvest:

Most Brazilian coffee is grown on enormous farms, built and equipped for mechanical harvesting and processing, which are designed to maximize productivity. The relatively flat landscape in many Brazilian coffee-growing regions, combined with high minimum wages, has led most farms to choose this form of mechanical harvesting over selective hand-picking. In the past, this mechanization meant that strip-picking was the norm. However, modern mechanical harvesters are increasingly sensitive, meaning farms can selectively harvest only fully ripe cherries with each pass. This is great news for specialty producers. In many cases, and on less flat areas of farms, a mixed form of ‘hand-assisted mechanized’ harvesting can be used. The derricadeira—a kind of mechanized rake that harvests ripe cherries using vibration—can be used to selectively pick ripe cherries faster and more cost-effectively than individual hand-pickers. A tarp is spread between the coffee trees to catch the falling cherries.
With the help of these newer, more selective technologies, more and more farms are increasingly focusing on—and able to deliver—coffee quality. After harvesting, the cherries are usually laid out to dry in thin layers on patios. In direct sunlight, the cherries are carefully monitored and turned regularly.

Sustenta+ is a collaboration between COCARIVE and AgroCP, a fertilizer company focused on renewable fertilizers. Sustenta+ is a new certification that farmers who are members of COCARIVE can earn by focusing on environmentally friendly coffee production techniques.
Sucafina has been working with COCARIVE since 2015.
COCARIVE supports its members in every part of the production chain. Its team of agronomists and technical experts assists with cultivation techniques, machinery, storage, and ultimately the commercialization of the beans.
Once the parchment is dry, cooperative members send their coffee to the COCARIVE warehouses. The cooperative handles sorting, commercialization, and export. It has its own quality laboratory and storage and milling facilities in Carmo de Minas. At the dry mill, where coffee is prepared for export, COCARIVE has its own quality control laboratory. Its team of trained cuppers and Q-graders makes the initial selection based on cup quality. They check which lots are suitable and have sufficient cup quality for specialty microlots. The quality control team checks the quality of each lot at various stages during dry milling and analyzes both the physical green coffee and cup characteristics.
All farms affiliated with COCARIVE have Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) certification. In addition, they are all certified by the Brazil Specialty Coffee Association (BSCA). This certification guarantees that all aspects of farm labor are legal. It also guarantees the implementation of environmentally friendly practices on the farm at every stage of the coffee production process.

Grind size: Our grinder has several settings. We grind your coffee according to your brewing method: Espresso/ Bialetti/ Filter/ French press / If you would still like a different grind size, choose the OTHER option and let us know by email how you would like us to grind it for you at info@cafegusta.be